Rubens Rescued?
Greek police claim to have recovered Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Hunt for the Caledonian Wild Boar (1618), which was stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, 10 years ago. Two Greeks have been arrested. Experts from the Culture Ministry confirm the painting is genuine (title link). Really? Peter Paul Rubens' The Calydonian Boar Hunt (1611-12) shown above is currently on view at the Getty Center Los Angeles (CLICK). How many copies of this painting are there?
posted by Unknown @ 2.9.11
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We know that the "Masters" would make copies of their work to sell to various clients...Hope this piece is well examined as to it's validity...
Yes. I'm not sure why the Greek authorities haven't issued a graphic of the recovered painting. Maybe they're not as sure as they make out. Wait and see, I suppose.
The Greek authorities presented the recovered painting to the public on Thursday (August 9), and said it will return it to the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts from where it was stolen. It was common practice at the time to make several variations of a painting's theme, and I have already traced three different variations of the wild boar hunt so far on official sites.
Linda (Athens-based journalist)
Hi, Linda
Thank you for the information. I did find a photo of the Greek authorities brandishing the Ghent Rubens. It's small, dirty and doesn't look much like a Rubens to me. The central tree trunk cuts the picture in half in a ham-fisted way. I think this needs scientific authentification.
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